78 – MONTROSE Route History 00-00-1897 Began NORTH CHICAGO ELECTRIC RY CO Streetcar Service from Knox Via Montrose to Broadwa

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#78 – MONTROSE route history 00-00-1897 Began NORTH CHICAGO ELECTRIC RY CO streetcar service from Knox via Montrose to Broadway 02-27-1899 Route passes to CHICAGO CONSOLIDATED TRACTION CO 02-01-1914 Route passes to CHICAGO SURFACE LINES 11-16-1930 Extended streetcars from Knox via Montrose to Milwaukee 01-25-1931 Began extension trolley bus service from Milwaukee terminal via Montrose to Narragansett terminal 09-04-1932 Began using one-man cars 12-01-1942 Cut back extension trolley bus service to Mon-Sat rush only 01-11-1943 Resumed extension trolley bus service day & evening hours 01-27-1943 Transferred extension trolley bus work from North Ave station to Lawrence station 07-29-1946 Replaced streetcars with motor buses from Milwaukee terminal via Montrose to "Y" into unfinished Broadway terminal, transferred former streetcar work from Elston station to Lawrence station 08-00-1946 Rerouted buses thru Broadway terminal 04-24-1947 Extended buses from Milwaukee via Montrose to Narragansett terminal, replacing extension trolley buses 10-01-1947 Route passes to CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY 04-19-1948 Replaced motor buses with trolley buses 05-30-1954 Transferred work from Lawrence station to North Park station 12-04-1955 Transferred work from North Park station to Forest Glen station 01-14-1973 Replaced trolley buses with motor buses 09-03-1978 Extended day & evening buses from Narragansett via Montrose-Forest Preserve-Oak Park to Chicago- Read Mental Health Center terminal 09-24-1978 Discontinued owl service 06-22-1980 Extended buses via Montrose-Broadway-Wilson to Wilson-Marine Dr-Montrose-Clarendon loop and from Chicago-Read terminal via Oak Park-Forest Preserve to Forest Preserve-Irving Park-Harlem loop 10-06-1996 Reroute buses via Oak Park to new Chicago Read terminal on west side of street 12-28-1997 Discontinued late evening service 06-23-2002 Extended Sat-Sun daytime buses spring to fall only via Wilson-Simmonds-Montrose-Clarendon 09-18-2005 Rerouted buses via Montrose-Clark-Wilson 08-22-2006 Rerouted buses westbound via Montrose-Broadway-Wilson .

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